Mr. and Mrs. W. Robert Beringer of North Tonawanda celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a renewal of their marriage vows in St. Joseph's Cathedral, followed by a gathering of family and friends in Banchetti's Banquet Hall, Amherst. Beringer and Elvira DiFrancesco were married Oct. 15, 1955, in St. Francis Catholic Church, Town of Tonawanda. He is retired from the North Tonawanda Board of Education; she is retired from DeGraff Memorial Hospital. The couple has three children and five grandchildren (Buffalo Evening News, 12/3/2005)

BERINGER - Elvira "Babe" (nee DiFrancesco)

Age 83, of North Tonawanda, March 2, 2018, wife of the late William "Bob" R. Beringer, who died in 2015; mother of Mark (Debra) and Kent (Carol) Beringer and Laura (Anthony) Polichette; grandmother of Andrew (Ashley), Kristine (Andrew), Daniel, Ashley and Abbey; sister of Philomena (late William) DeMonte and the late Angelo "Jack" (Marie) DiFrancesco, late Daniel DiFrancesco, and the late Mary (late Victor) Dzikoski; also many loving nieces and nephews. Babe was a former employee of DeGraff Memorial Hospital. There will be no prior visitation. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Prayer Service on Wednesday, March 14th at 1 PM in St. Francis of Assisi Chapel, 71 Adam St., in Tonawanda. Arrangements by JOHN O. ROTH FUNERAL HOME, INC., Tonawanda, NY.